Which to use
“malignas” and “malignos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,382
- “malignas” frequency rank
- #28,833
- “malignos” frequency rank
- 69215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malignas | malignos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de maligno. | Forma del plural de maligno. |
Where the eye mixes malignas and malignos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: malignas vs malignos
A purely visual mix-up. malignas ([maˈliɣ̞nas]) and malignos ([maˈliɣ̞nos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “malignas” becomes o in “malignos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malignas is recorded at frequency rank #40,382, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈliɣ̞nas]. malignos is at rank #28,833, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈliɣ̞nos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 69215, this pair ranks #32,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of malignas vs malignos
Shared letters: agilmns. Private to "malignas": -. Private to "malignos": o.
"malignas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "malignos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "malignas" and "malignos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "malignas" vs "malignos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "malignas" and "malignos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "malignas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malignos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malignas" and "malignos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maligna vs malignas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #32,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.